Tag: Bayer Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso could bring one of his former Real Madrid teammates to Bayer Leverkusen
27Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features, LaLiga

Xabi Alonso could bring one of his former Real Madrid teammates to Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen are still undefeated in the Bundesliga after drawing Stuttgart 2-2 with a last-gasp goal from Robert Andrich, so former Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso's unstoppable season continues. Alonso has become the hottest name in coaching in world football, and after rejecting both Bayern Munich and Liverpool (two other former clubs of his) in order to remain in Leverkusen for the 2024/25 season, Real Madrid fans believe he is headed to the Spanish capital in the future as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement. Before then, Alonso might actually bring one of Real Madrid's veteran players with him to Bayer Leverkusen, signing a man he worked with when he brought home La Decima in 2014. According to a report from COPE's Miguel Angel Diaz, Bayer Leverkusen are showing interest in...
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Transfer Rumors: Florian Wirtz doesn’t think Bayern Munich is big enough for him
27Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

Transfer Rumors: Florian Wirtz doesn’t think Bayern Munich is big enough for him

Whenever Bayer Leverkusen star attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz decides to leave the current Bundesliga champions for a new challenge, he will be the most coveted name on the transfer market. Despite being just 20 years of age, Wirtz has multiple seasons worth of high-level play in the German top flight, as he is currently working on his second season with double-digit assists. Wirtz has scored 11 goals and 11 assists as the main star for Leverkusen in this title-winning season, standing out as one of the world's finest playmakers with 2.6 dribbles completed and 2.4 key passes per game. Bayern Munich lost their streak of 11 straight Bundesliga titles to Leverkusen this season, and there is a fear among German football fans that Die Roten could try to take some more top stars awa...
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How Bayer Leverkusen plan on stopping Bayern Munich from taking away Jonathan Tah
26Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

How Bayer Leverkusen plan on stopping Bayern Munich from taking away Jonathan Tah

Many football fans around the world - and especially those of other Bundesliga clubs - are worried Bayern Munich will try to repeat history by poaching the most talented players away from new champions Bayer Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is understandably at the top of theirs - and just about everyone else's - wishlist, even though they already have a world-class No. 10 in Jamal Musiala. But Bayern Munich are also circling back with serious interest in Jonathan Tah, and they are even reportedly willing to sell Dayot Upamecano in order to accommodate the signing of the Bayer Leverkusen center back. However, Leverkusen won't let Bayern Munich make that move so easily. Speaking to BILD, Bayer Leverkusen sporting director and former midfielder Simon Rolfes spoke candidly about Die Roten's...
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Bayern Munich know who they would sacrifice if they sign Jonathan Tah
25Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

Bayern Munich know who they would sacrifice if they sign Jonathan Tah

Bayern Munich are in a period of potential instability, and yet they are still one of the best teams in European football, given they knocked out Arsenal to reach another Champions League semifinal against 2021/22 winners Real Madrid. Die Roten are faced with the prospect of Ralf Rangnick joining the team as Thomas Tuchel's replacement in the manager's chair. In other words, Sabener Straße has been turned upside down. With the future of the manager uncertain, it's hard to guess what the summer 2024 transfer window holds for Bayern Munich, but big changes could be coming to the center back position. Bayern Munich are being linked with a number of top players from Bayer Leverkusen, with many fans around the world worried that Bayern will poach Die Werkself yet again, just as they di...
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Manchester United pushing harder to sign one of Bayer Leverkusen’s big stars
25Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Premier League

Manchester United pushing harder to sign one of Bayer Leverkusen’s big stars

Manchester United know they need to make some serious upgrades in the summer transfer window, regardless of what the future holds for Erik ten Hag. The Red Devils need more attacking juice and end product, they need to go for ascending midfield quality, and they especially need to make serious upgrades to their defense so that the attacking players have more freedom. According to a report from Sport BILD, Manchester United are intensifying their discussions for Bayer Leverkusen right back Jeremie Frimpong. The Dutch international was already one of the best players in his role in European football before the 2023/24 season, but he has exploded under Xabi Alonso with the Bundesliga title-winning Werkself. Frimpong scored 8 goals with 7 assists last season, averaging 2.5 dribbles...
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Ranking the 10 best dribblers in world football right now in 2024
23Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best dribblers in world football right now in 2024

Few player profiles captivating the world football audience's attention more than fleet-footed dribblers. Whether they are explosive progressors who eat up space before putting defenders on skates or playmakers who subtly weave their magic to carve up an entire defense, those superstars who can create something out of nothing but their own genius and athletic ability are more coveted an anyone. That holds true for managers, too. Pep Guardiola has become infatuated with elite dribblers, and a couple of these recent additions will show up on this list of the best dribblers in world football today. Other managers feel the same, as Carlo Ancelotti, for example, has always had a soft spot for flair dribblers like current superstars Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Junior. (Spoiler: They will sho...
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2024 Ballon d’Or Rankings after Jude Bellingham saves El Clasico again
21Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

2024 Ballon d’Or Rankings after Jude Bellingham saves El Clasico again

With the heated Premier League title race coming to its concluding stretch and the Champions League semifinals set to get underway, the 2023/24 season is about to reach its peak conclusion, with plenty of intrigue remaining despite most of Europe's other top five leagues settling results. The 2024 Ballon d'Or rankings are now increasingly on the minds of fans, with supporters from all over the globe debating the merits of their superstar players and how they all stack up against each other. For example, how do the young stars of Xabi Alonso's historic Bayer Leverkusen side stack up against the elite superstars of the Premier League? Will a Real Madrid or Barcelona player take home the Ballon d'Or again? Here are the latest rankings after Jude Bellingham, the man of the hour, fired...
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Ballon d’Or Rankings: Bayern Munich get 3, Jude Bellingham vs. Kane, where’s Bukayo Saka?
31Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Ballon d’Or Rankings: Bayern Munich get 3, Jude Bellingham vs. Kane, where’s Bukayo Saka?

With most of Europe's top five leagues at their halfway point of the 2023/24 season, it's time to take a fresh look at the top 10 Ballon d'Or candidates for next year, 2024. 10. Bayern Munich AM Jamal Musiala 9. Manchester City DM Rodri 8. Bayer Leverkusen LB Álex Grimaldo Álex Grimaldo isn't the most well-known name in the Bundesliga or even on his own team, but he should absolutely be considered a Ballon d'Or candidate on the basis of his play this season. A new member of the squad, Grimaldo is one of many brilliant signings made by Die Werkself, and he is setting a different standard as a left back who can dictate play and even score great goals. Florian Wirtz, Jonas Hofmann, and Victor Boniface have all been exceptional, but what Grimaldo is doing as a left back with ...
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Best U23 players in the world for 2024: Man City and Arsenal make it, Jamal Musiala or Jude Bellingham No. 1?
26Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Best U23 players in the world for 2024: Man City and Arsenal make it, Jamal Musiala or Jude Bellingham No. 1?

Who are the best U23 players in world football as the year 2023 closes? Is most of the young talent concentrated in the Premier League or more spread out amongst different leagues? And is Jude Bellingham or Jamal Musiala the best young player? Let's rank the top 10 U23 players in the world before 2024 begins. 10. Manchester City LW Jérémy Doku It may seem too soon to rank Jérémy Doku in the top ten of the world's best U23 players, given this is his first season with Manchester City and he hasn't even logged 700 minutes for the Citizens. However, Doku was already exceptional for Rennes before Pep Guardiola wisely snapped him up for City, where he has remained one of the world's finest dribblers with four dribbles completed per match in the world's most competitive league. A g...
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Bundesliga TOTS: Leverkusen dominate, Bayern Munich in second, nobody on Dortmund
25Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Features

Bundesliga TOTS: Leverkusen dominate, Bayern Munich in second, nobody on Dortmund

With 16 matches played and the Christmas break upon us, it is time to take a look at the best individual performances of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season thus far by naming a Team of the Season. It should come as no surprise that Bayern Munich are well-represented, but with an undefeated Bayer Leverkusen rocking the BuLi in first, it is actually Die Werkself who have the most players in the TOTS. It's not even close. Usual runner-ups Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, are nowhere to be found, highlighting the club's dysfunction under a clearly overmatched Edin Terzić. GK Lukas Hradecky, Bayer Leverkusen LB Álex Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen CB Kim Min-Jae, Bayern Munich CB Odilon Koussounou, Bayer Leverkusen RB Jeremie Frimpong, Bayer Leverkusen The defense is almost entirely ...
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